Toy boat



Jan 16 1934 v. GOLDBERG Er A|. 1,943,474

TOY BOAT 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 28. 1952 d V d I iNVENToRs i. i; Hull n J' J' 1270*( 0@ Jan. 16, 1934.-A VQGOLDBERG ETAL K l 1,943,474 n TQY BOAT y Filed Nov. 28, 1932 5 sheets-sheet 2 Jan. 16, 1934. v. GOLDBERG Er AL TOY BOAT 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan.'j 16, 1934.

v. GOLDBERG Er L TOY BOAT Filed NGV. 28. 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet, 5

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Unire s 'TOY BGAT Victor Goldberg and Max L. Goldberg, Baltimore, Md.

Application November Z8, 19373 Serial No. 644,730

2l Claims. (Cl. 46-37) This invention relates to toy boats and more Extending between the corners c of the decks particularly to paper boats. a, b are laterally inclined sides d which converge `It is an object of this invention to form from to a keel the upper edges of said sides d being an initially at blank of paper a boat that is parallel to each ether and in the same plane. 5 impervious to Water and which furthermore is Beneath each of the decks c, b are parallel 60 capable of being floated. spaced vertical sides or walls f and g which are Another object of this invention is to provide in the same plane with the longitudinal aXis of a. specially designed blank from which the boat the boat and support said decks connecting the is to be made, havinglr imprinted thereon, on saine with the keel e, the outer edges of each each side thereof, a plurality of consecutively of said vertical sides being joined together and 65 numbered lines each of a predetermined length, inclined downwardly from the outermost corners to indicate where the folds are to be made and or juncture of the outwardly converging sides which certain of said lines will appear as the ci the decks to the ends of the keel. folding progresses to indicate Where the next se- On each side of each ci the vertical sides f 10 quential folds are to be made. and g and connecting the same as well as the 70.

A still further object of this invention is to decks a, b with the ends of the inclined sides d combine with the boat, an insert which is are transverse substantially vertical Walls or adapted to be placed Within and attached to the sides h more clearly shown in Fig. la. Projectboat, which insert is to represent pictorially the ing from the medial horizontal center of the '20 superstructure of a vessel, that is;-the sails, inciined sides d are downwardly extending ns 75 masts, cabinsof a sail boat or if desired the or naps i which function to maintain the boat stack, towers,l cabins of a steamboat, in fact the on an even keel when the same is floating or superstructure of any selected kind of craft. to maintain the toy boat in an upright position VAnother object of this invention is to form when the saine is placed on a flat surface as for 2 this boat from a pre-designed blank by a `foldexample a table top, indicatedby the line :-i 80 ing process which involves a definite series of in Fig. la. Formed integral with the outer consimple folds without any necessary cutting, tverging sides or edges of the decks a, b are vertiting and the securing together of a plurality of cal upwardly projecting railing Walls lc which at parts as heretofore required in the making of their juncture denne with the inclined edges of `toy boats. the vertical sides f, g the prow and stern of the 85 The paper boat described hereinbelow and the boat as clearly shown. method of forming the same is clearly shown Located between the decks a and b is an open inthe accompanying drawings, in which:- hatch m the side walls n cf which are vertically Fig. lis a perspective view of the boat in its spaced from the inclined sides d but which howentirety, and Fig. 1a is an end elevation thereof. ever join said sides d at the keel e. The end` 90 Fig. 2 is an elevational view of one part oi"` walls p of the hatch m are integral with the inthe insert. ner corners of the decks a, b as at r and are Fig. 3 isan elevational view of the other part similarly spaced from the transverse walls lz.

of said insert. Dividing each of the decks a, b along their 40 Fig. 4 is a plan View of the upper side or top longitudinal axis is a vertical slot s which ex- 95 of the blank from which the boat is made. tends from the surface of the decks a, b to the Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bottom side of bottom of the keel c, separating the'vertical sides said blank. f, y as well as the transverse walls h, as most Figs. 6 to 25 inclusive, show in succession, reclearly shown in Fig. 25.

spectively, the various steps in folding the blank The above defined portions of the boat A are 100 to form the'boat. all integral and are formed from a single blank Referring to the complete showing of the boat in the manner to be hereinafter set forth. in Fig. 1, A designates the hull oi the boat, Adapted to be securely positioned within each which comprises fore and aft decks a and b of the slots s is an insert t which is preferably spaced apart as shown, each having a pair of made of a stiff cardboard or any other suitable 105 outwardly vconverging sides and a pair of inmaterial and shaped at its upper part t1 to reprewardly converging sides Both the decks a and sent as shown in Fig. 1 part of the superstrucb are substantially flat and are in the shape ture of a sailing vessel. The lower portion t2 of a quadrilateral the long diagonal of which of the insert t is shaped to closely fit the entire coincides with the longitudinal axis o f the boat, space defined by said slots, the shape of the lower 11C part being in fact determined by the outline of the boat at its longitudinal medial portion as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Formed in the insert t is a vertical slot t3 that extends from the bottom thereof to a point spaced from the top, the purpose of this slot to be hereinafter described. Preferably this slot is made adjacent the printed outline of the mast f4, Fig. 2. An additional insert u of like material is also provided and compromises an upper portion u1, Fig. 3, shaped to represent the sails and mast of a sailing vessel and a lower portion u2 so shaped as to snugly fit transversely within the hatch m, the inclined edges of said lower portion engaging the inner adjacent side walls of the hatch. The upper part of the insert u is provided with a short slot uf which is on the longitudinal axis of said insert. The slot t3 in the insert t and the slot a3 in the insert u are each of a width substantially equal to the thickness of said inserts, the insert u being adapted to be slid transversely into the slot t3 of the insert t, the slot n3 receiving therein the unslotted upper portion of the insert t.

The inserts t and u being thus connected, they are then inserted into the boat, the insert t fitting Awithin the slots s and the insert a within the hatch m and in engagement with the adjacent end walls p lof the hatch. When so inserted the inserts t and u are securely held within the boat, the insert u being thus maintained at all times at right angles to the insert t.

If desired both the inserts t and u may be provided with adhesive Zones w, Figs. 2 and 3, on each side of the lower parts t2 and u2 respectively, which Zones are adapted to be moistened prior to the insertion of the inserts into the boat, whereby the same may be positively secured to the boat proper.

The longitudinal insert t may have formed at the front end thereof an extension t5 adapted to project over the prow of the boat said extension having an opening f6 therein, whereby a string may be attached thereto for pulling the boat when the same is fioating on water.

1t is to be understood that the form of insert above described is merely an example of one definite type, that said insert may be made to depict the superstructure of any type of vessel, and that if desired the longitudinal insert such as t or the transverse insert such as u may be used either singly or in combination, all depending on the type of vessel superstructure selected. 1n any event, irrespective of the type of insert used the lower parts thereof such as f2-u2 will always be the same. The longitudinal insert t, may if so desired, be replaced by two single inserts each to rit within a slot s.

As heretofore pointed out the above described boat is formed from an initially fiat blank. Such a blank is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and comprises a blank of paper or any other suitable material, rendered moisture proof if desired, of comparatively strong texture and stiffness, yet capable of being readily folded. The blank B is a square in form and has ruled or printed on each side thereof a plurality of lines, each bearing a definite relation to the other and each of a predetermined length, the lines on one side of the blank being also denitely located with respect to the lines on the other side of the blank. These lines indicate on the blank where and in what sequence the necessary folds are to be made to form the boat in the manner now hereinafter set forth.

Starting with the blank, having the top side, Fig. 4, facing upwardly, folds are made along the lines 1, bringing each of the four corners of the blank to the center of the top side of the square as shown in Fig. 6. The blank is then folded along the lines 2 2, bringing the outer edges thereof parallel with said lines together, as in Fig. 7. Next, folds are made on lines 3 3, bringing the other edges of said blank parallel to said latter lines, together, as in Fig. 8, then by reversing the blank, a fold is made along the line 4. The folded blank will now be in the form shown in Fig. 10.

Maintaining the folded blank at this stage in the position shown in Fig. 10, and by moving each of the outer upright portions o partly away from the intermediate portion w1, folds are made along each of the diagonal lines 5, Fig. 11, there being two such lines on each side of said intermediate portion. observed that the single fold illustrated therein, extends merely along the diagonal line 5 from the upper center of the intermediate portion w1 to the lower (right) corner thereof. Upon the completion of each of these four folds along the lines 5, the upright outer portions v are brought intimately together, the folded blank then assuming the form shown in Fig. 12.

The next step in the formation of the boat is to again separate the outer portions v as shown in Fig. 13 and to pull completely out of the folded blank the flaps x, there being one on each side of the -intermediate portion w1. Shown dotted lines in Fig. 13, in complete unfolded position are onerof the flaps m. Upon the removal of each of the flaps the outer portions o-v are again vbrought intimately to-` the blank, each of the outer cornersrwill be brought substantially together at the center of the square defined by the lines 6-6-6 and the bottom of the blank, the blank then taking the form shown in elevation in Fig. 15. stood that similar operations as above set forth are performed upon each side of the folded blank of Fig. 14, with the consequent formation of identical details on each side of the form taken by the blank in Fig. l5. The blank at this stage comprises lower rectangular portions y connected together, and upper separate rectangular portions y1, which are in the next step each folded over the adjacent lower portions y, the folded blank in its natural or relaxed position at this stage having the formation shown in Fig. 16, and which subsequently takes a boxV like form shown in'Fig. 17, upon the opening up of the folded blank, Fig. 16, by merely an accordion like outward movement of the sides y2, Fig. 16.

On the outside of each of the longitudinal4 sides a, of the box in Fig. 17, is a line 7 that is positioned in the longitudinal center of said sides, the ends of said lines terminating short of the ends of said sides as clearlyshown. The next folds are made along these lines 7, in such a manner as to bring the upper and lower edges l Referring to Fig. l1, it Will be.

It is under lines 8 appearing on the reverse side of the folded form Fig. 18, to contact said reverse side as shown in Fig. 19. Fig. 20 is a view of the reverse side of the folded form shown in Fig. 19, disclosing the line 9-9 upon which the next fold is made. Upon the completion of this fold the blankl will have the folded form shown in Fig. 21.

The next sequential operation in the formation of the boat is to hold the center' portion folded within the slots s, the remaining being superposed over the decks a, b. The portions a1 will upon being pulled out form vertical converging walls as shown in Fig. 23, which at their juncture dene the prow and the stern of the boat.

On the inside of each of the `wall portions al appear diagonal lines 10 which extend downwardly from the upper corner of the juncture of said walls to the outer corners of the decks a, b. Folds are then made inwardly along each of the linesY 10, the wall portions a1 then taking the form shown, a2, in` Fig.V 24. Again Von the inside of the walls a2 appear lines 11 which are parallel to the surface ofthe decks c, b and which are spaced midway between the top and bottom of the walls a2, along which lines the next folds are accordingly made by bending the upper portion of the walls a2 inwardly along said lines down intoengagement with the lower inside portions of said walls, thus taking the form shown in Fig. 25 wherein said folded walls take the finished form of the railing wallsc shown also in Fig. l. Y

While the preferred form of the complete hull of the boat is that shown in Fig. 25, it is to be understood that the forms shown in-either Figs. 22, 23 or 24 may also be used as the complete hull in combination with theinserts as above indicated. Furthermore either of the forms shownfin Figs. 22, 23, 24 and 25 may be used, if so desired, without the addition of inserts thereto.

t is to be furthernnderstood that various changes may be made in the construction and the arrangement of the boat and the inserts without departing from the spirit of 'the invention or the scope of the claims.

1. A toy boat comprising fore and aft decks, laterally inclined sides between said decks terminating in a keel, vertical sides beneath each of said decks and in the same plane with the longitudinal axis of said boat, transverse walls connecting said decks and vertical sides kwith said laterally inclined sides, a longitudinal separable insert positioned between said vertical sides, and a transverse separable insert interconnected with said longitudinal insert and positioned adjacent said transverse walls.

2. A toy boat comprising spaced fore and aft decks each having outwardly converging sides, laterally inclined sides between said decks terminating in a keel, vertical sides beneath said decks, transverse walls connecting said decks and vertical sides to said laterally inclined sides,

vertical railing walls projecting from the converging sides of said decks and at their juncture defining the prow and stern of said boat, and a longitudinal separable insert positioned be-A tween said vertical sides the end edges thereof engaging the juncture of said railing walls, whereby said insert is locked against longitudinal movement.

3. The structure specified in claim 2, said vertical sides, keel, juncture of said fore and aft railing walls and insert being in the same vertical plane.

4. vA toy boat comprising fore and aft decks, laterally inclined sides between said decks terminating in a keel, vertical sides beneath each of said decks and in the same plane with said keel, transverse walls connecting said decks and vertical sides to said laterally inclined sides, a hatch between .said decks, railing walls joined to said decks, an outwardly projecting fin extending from each of said laterally inclined sides, a longitudinal separable insert positioned between said vertical sides, and a transverse separable insert positioned 'in said hatch, and means for locking said inserts individually to said boat.

5. A toy boat formed as an integral unit from an initially flat blank of foldable material corn-v prising fore and aft decks provided with outwardly converging sides, laterally inclined sides saine plane therewith,` alongitudinal separable insert positioned between said'vertical sides and provided with inclined ends engaging the inclined outer edges of said vertical sides.

6. A toy boat comprising fore and aft decks,y

laterally inclined sides between said decks terminating in a keel, vertical sides beneath eachY of said decks and in the sarneplane with said keel, transverse walls connecting said decks and vertical sides to said laterally inclined sides, railing walls joined to said decks, a separable flat insert having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat attached to said boat, and provided with an underportion fitted within said boat to engage the keel and Avertical sides and adapted to be locked therewith against movement relative thereto. f

Y 7. A vtoy boat comprising fore and aft decks,

laterally inclined sides between said decks ter,

thereof, an open hatch between said decks, a`

longitudinal slot in each deck, said slots being in the same plane with the longitudinal axis of said boat, and a plurality of flat interlocking separable inserts havingthe characteristics of the superstructure of a boat arranged in intersecting planes, one of said inserts being adapted to fit within said longitudinal slots and at least one jof said other inserts being connected with said iirst mentioned insert and adapted to t within said hatch.

9. In a toy boat, spaced decks at 4each end thereof, an open hatch between said decks, a longitudinal slot in each deck, said slots being in the same plane with the longitudinal axis of said boat, and a plurality of inserts having the characteristics oi the superstructure of a boat arranged in intersecting planes, one of said inserts being adapted to t Within said longitudinal slots and at least one oi said other inserts being connected with said iirst mentioned insert and adapted to t within said hatch, and means on said inserts for positively securing the same to said boat.

10. In a toy boat, a deck, spaced walls arranged within the boundaries thereof and joined beneath said deck, a keel, and a separable flat insert having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat provided With a flat underportion adapted to be positioned between said walls, the side and bottom edges of said underportion engaging respectively the joined portions of said walls and said keel.

1l. In a toy boat, spaced decks, spaced walls arranged `within the boundaries of each of said decks, and a separable dat insert having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat positioned between the spaced. walls in at least one of said decks, and means on said insert for securing the same to each of said walls.

12. In a toy boat, a deck, parallel supporting walls arranged between the side edges thereof and joined beneath said deck, said walls adapted to receive therebetween an insert having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat, said insert having a iiat underportion conforming in shape to said parallel walls and means on said underportion for securing the same to said Wall.

13. In a toy boat comprising a hull, a detachable insert `having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat provided with a flat underportion, means on said hull adapted to intimatelyr receive said flat underportion, yandv means on said insert for locking the same to said hull.

14; In a toy boat comprising a hull, a pluralityof detachable inserts having the charac-A 15. In a toy boat, a hull formed as an integral unit from an vinitially flat blank of foldable material, Ia detachable insert having the characteristics of ythe superstructure of a boat provided with a. flat underportion, means on said hull adapted to intimately receivesaid iiat under-portion, and means on .said insert for locking the same to said hull.

16. In a toy boat, a hull formed as an integral unit from an initially iiat blank of foldable material having Inon-intersecting directional fold lines of denite length inscribed on each side thereof and definitely positioned with respect to each other to indicate where and in what sequence thefolds are to be made, a detachable insert having the, characteristics of the superstructureofa boat provided with a flat underportion, means on said hull adapted to intimately receive said iat underportion, and means on said insert for locking the same to said hull.

17. A separable composite insert for a toy boat having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat comprising separate members arranged in intersecting planes, one of said members beingprovided with a slot extending upwardly from the bottom edge thereof, the other member being provided with a similar slot extending downwardly from the upper edge thereof, the members being so arranged that the slot of one member will receive therein a portion of the body of the'other member, Whereby 'said members are interlocked with respect to` each other.

18. The structure specified in claim 17, and means on each of said members for attaching the same to the hull of a toy boat.

19. A separable composite insert for a toy boat comprising separate members arranged in intersecting planes, each of said members being at and provided with an upper portion having the characteristics of the superstructure of a boat and a lower portion, a slot in each of said members, the members being so arranged that the slot of one member will receive a portion oi the body of the other member so as to interlock one member with respect to the other.

20. The structure specified in claim 19, and means comprising adhesive zones on the lower portion of at least one of said members for securing said insert to said toy boat.

21. The structure specied in claim 19, one of said members being adapted for mounting on said toy boat along the longitudinal axis thereof, and means forming a part of said member projecting beyond at least one of the ends of said boat.

VICTOR GOLDBERG. MAX L. GOLDBERG.

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